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Amex says it’s the first card issuer to adopt iOS Dark Mode support, but it’s still two years late

Dark Mode hit the mainstream for iPhone with official iOS 13 support back in 2019, but there are still apps that haven’t adopted the system-wide feature. Now Amex has officially launched dark theme support with its latest update and says that it’s the first card issuer to make the jump, even though it’s almost two years late. The new Dark Mode option for the Amex iOS app is a dark blue…
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Google Fiber saw a 32% uptick in network demand throughout the pandemic

The last year has seen many more people turn to the internet for work, learning, shopping, socializing, and entertainment. Google Fiber reports that its networks nationwide saw an approximately 32% increase in demand. The ISP, which is actually part of Alphabet’s Access division rather than Google proper despite the name, said it took “several actions over the last year to improve both…
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Google Meet and Chat will soon be installed on Chrome OS devices by default

Google’s apps for messaging and video calling, Google Meet and Google Chat, will soon be installed by default on Chrome OS devices. In the era of social distancing, video calling apps like Zoom and Google Meet have become more important than ever. And at the same time, Google has begun the transition from Hangouts to Google Chat, opening the app to those without a paid Google Workspace…
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Android 12 relocates Google Voice Typing, resulting in duplicate listings

Those on the Android 12 Developer Preview have begun to notice a “Google Voice Typing [Legacy]” option in their keyboard list. This is due to a mildly interesting tweak being made that moves Google Voice Typing from one app to another. Up to now, Google Voice Typing has been included in Android as part of the core Google Search app. To access it, simply switch keyboards — usually done by…
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